Vitamin B12-mediated electrochemical cyclopropanation of styrene

Vitamin B₁₂ (a cobalt corrin complex) mediated the reduction of methylene chloride in the presence of styrene to give cyclopropylbenzene in quantitative yields in DMF containing tetrabutylammonium bromide (TBAB) and acetic acid with current efficiency 45% and turnover rate 4-fold larger than a typical vitamin B₁₂-mediated 6-membered ring cyclization. A pathway involving formation and electroreductive cleavage of a chloromethylene-Co^III intermediate to yield a chloromethylene radical that adds to styrene is suggested. The reaction is highly sensitive to solvent composition, and water in the solvent acts as a proton donor to facilitate production of 1-chloro-3-phenylpropane in a competitive pathway.

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Reaktionen kationischer η-phosphinocarben-komplexe des wolframs mit anionischen nukleophilen

η²-Phosphinocarbebe complexes of tungsten show a different behaviour towards anionic nucleophiles. The cationic η²-phosphinocarbene complex

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reacts with the thiophenolate anion PhS⁻ via carbonyl substitution, whereas the corresponding trimethylphosphine substituted carbene complex

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adds the cyclopentadienyl anion at the carbene carbon atom. A third reaction pathway is observed on treating

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with lithium diethylamide, providing a neutral η²-phosphinovinyl complex.

Zusammenfassung

Kationische η²-Phosphinocarbenkomplexe des Wolframs zeigen ein differenziertes Verhalten gegenüber anionischen Nukleophilen, Während sich das Cyclopentadienyl-Anion am elektrophilen Carbenkohlenstoffatom in

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] addiert, setzt sich das Thiophenolat-Ion mit dem Dicarbonyl-substituierten Homologen

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unter Carbonyl-Substitution um. In Gegenwart on Lithiumdiethylamid wird eine vergleichbare Additions- oder Substitutionsreaktion nicht beobachtet. Vielmehr findet beim Komplex

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eine Deprotonierung der C_Carben-Methylgruppe unter Ausbildung eines neutralen Metalla-phospha-cyclopropan-Ringes mit exocyclischer Doppelbinding statt.     

(Z)-1-[2-(Triarylstannyl)vinyl]-1-cycloheptanols: Synthesis, characterization, halodemetallation and crystal structures

The synthesis and characterization by ¹H, ¹³C, ¹¹⁹Sn NMR and ¹¹⁹Sn Mössbauer spectroscopy of (Z)-1-[2-(triphenylstannyl)vinyl]-1-cycloheptanol,

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(1), and (Z)-1-[2-tri-p-tolylstannyl)vinyl-1-cycloheptanol,

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(2), are described, together with their halodemetallation by I₂, Br₂ and ICIl to yield derivatives of the types

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(Ar = phenyl or p-tolyl, N = 1, 2; X = I, Br, Cl, respectively). The solid-state structures of four compounds have been determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. In the crystals of

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(1) and

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(2) the Sn atom has a tetrahedral geometry distorted towards trigonal bipyramid as a consequence of a close intramolecular contact with the hydroxyl O(1) atom of 2.742(3) Å and 2.768(3) Å, respectively. A trigonal bipyramidal geometry is found in

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(12) and

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(4), in which significant Sn---O(1) interactions are noted [2.437(8) Å and 2.407(8) Å, respectively].     

Organogold(III) metallacyclic chemistry. Part 4. Synthesis, characterisation, and biological activity of gold(III)-thiosalicylate and -salicylate complexes

The silver(I) oxide mediated reactions of the gold(III) dichloride complex [{C₆H₃(CH₂

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uCl₂] 2a with thiosalicylic or salicylic acid gives the respective complexes [{C₆H₃(CH₂

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)-2}] 3a (X=S) or 6b (X=O), containing chelating thiosalicylate or salicylate dianion ligands. X-ray studies show that for the thiosalicylate system, the thiosalicylate sulfur atom is trans to the N,N-dimethylamino group, whereas in the structure of the salicylate complex, it is the carboxylate group that is trans to NMe₂. Both complexes show puckered metallacycles in the solid state. Electrospray mass spectrometry (ESMS) shows strong [M+H]⁺ and [2M+H]⁺ ions for both the gold-thiosalicylate and -salicylate complexes, and these ions possess a high stability towards cone voltage-induced fragmentation. ESMS was also used to identify a minor impurity, the bis(cyclo-aurated) cationic complex [A

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Me₂)-2-(OMe)-5}2]⁺ in the starting dihalide complex 2a and in the product 3a. This complex can be formed by reaction of Me₄N[AuCl₄] with 2 equivalents of the organomercury precursor [Hg{C₆H₃(CH₂NMe₂)-2-(OMe)-5}Cl]. The biological (antitumour, antimicrobial and antiviral) activities are also reported, and these reveal the complexes have moderate to high anti-tumour, antibacterial and antifungal activity.     

Thermodynamique de composes azotes III. Etude Thermochimique de la glycine et de la l-α-alanine

The enthalpies of formation of glycine and L-α-alanine are determined by two complementary techniques: combustion calorimetry and change of state (sublimation) calorimetry.

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The values of the experimental and theoretical energy of conjugation of these two molecules (partially conjugated) and the energetical value of the C---N bond in Laidler's scheme, derived from the experimental enthalpy of atomization, are also given.

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Résumé

Les enthalpies de combustion à létat condensé de la glycine et de la L-α-alanine ont été déterminées à d'un calorìmetre isopéribolique à bombe rotative. Leurs valeurs à l'état standard à 298,15 K sont: δH°_c = −(972,98±0,19) kJ mol⁻¹ pour la glycine et ΔHδ_c = −(1621,45 − 0,48) kJ mol^-1 pour la L-α-alanine. Les enthalpies de sublimation à l'état standard à 298,15 K ont été obtenues par calori-     

A highly diastereoselective synthesis of 4-octulose and 2-deoxy-4-octulose from a -fructose derivative

Bishydroxylation of methyl

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1 with osmium tetraoxide proceeded with extremed high diastereoselectivity to give only methyl

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2. Configurations of the new stereogenic centers (C-2,3) in 2 were determined by degradation of the C-5,6,7,8 fragment to the well-known methyl

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7. Transformation of 2 into the required

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10, was achieved by a methodology that implied, protection to 8, reduction of the ester group in 8 to a hydroxymethyl group in 9, and finally deprotection to the free

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10. On the other hand, epoxidation reaction on

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11 afforded only the corresponding 2,3-anhydro derivative 12 with configuration, as could be demonstrated by degradation to (S)-1,2,4-trimetoxybutane 16, which synthesis is reported herein.     

High energy proton beam bombardment of polyaniline

Irradiation effects of 35 MeV proton beam bombardment on polyaniline (PAn) have been studied. PAn was made by standard MacDiarmid method, and the irradiation was performed at ambient temperature lower than 20°C. A 511 keV γ photon was detected by γ spectrum analysis, and a nuclear reaction ¹⁴N(p,α)¹¹C in collaboration of ¹²C(p,pn)¹¹C took place. By means of chemical ionization, mass spectra of samples before and after ion bombardment were recorded. Experimental results showed that products such as

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and cyclic compounds like

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and

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were produced. IR spectra and SEM micrographs gave results of vibrational frequency shifts and morphology consistent with mass spectrometry. Finally we conclude that high energy proton beam bombardment resulted in main-chain scission and carbonization of PAn. Although the electrical conductivity reduced from 0.72 to 0.62 S cm^-1, it retained at the same level. This implies that PAn might be used under the influence of high energy radiation.     

Spectrophotometric determination of sulfite with soluble mercury(II) compounds

Sulfite ion reacts with mercury(II) ion in acid solution to form the mercury(I) ion. The reaction is rapid and quantitative. The mercury(I) ion absorbs at 237 nm with a molar

5. Beer's law Data for Sulfite Complexes of Covalent Mercury(II) Compounds

SO2 (ppm)	?HgCl2a	?HgBr2	?Hg(Ac)2b	?Hg(SCN)2
2.0	12,500	10,000	10,000	9,200
4.0	12,500	11,500	10,000	9,000
6.0	12,500	11,500	10,000	9,200
8.0	12,000	11,000	10,500	9,800

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Molar absorptivity based on sulfite ion at 230 nm. Solution was 6.86 buffer.

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Mercuric acetate solutions seemed to be somewhat unstable. absorptivity of about 25,000. The absorbance is linear over a range of approximately 0.5–5.0 ppm as SO₂. Covalent mercury(II) compounds form a complex with sulfite, Hg(SO₃)₂^2?, which absorbs at 230 nm and shows a linear response over a range of 1–8 ppm as SO₂.

     

Reaction of ruthenium complexes containing heterocyclic thiazine–thione ligand

Treatment of the ruthenium complex [Ru]---

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(3, [Ru]=Cp(dppe)Ru) containing a heterocyclic [1,3]-thiazine-4-thione six-membered-ring ligand with various organic halides results in alkylation at the thione sulfur terminus of the ligand to yield [Ru]---

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][X] (4a, R=CN, X=I; 4b, R=Ph, X=Br; 4c, R=CH=CH₂, X=I, 4d, R=p-C₆H₄CF₃, X=Br). Similarly the reaction of 3 with HgCl₂ at room temperature affords [Ru]---

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][Cl] (5). Transformation of 5 to the cationic vinylidene complex {[Ru]=C=C(Ph)C(O)NHPh}₂[Hg₂Cl₆] (6) readily occurred in the air. The structures of 4c and 6 are determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.